Spurs face the Jazz on 4-game skid

Tue, Mar 28, 2023
Other News (AP)

Utah Jazz (35-40, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (19-56, 14th in the Western Conference)

San Antonio; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio looks to break its four-game losing streak when the Spurs take on Utah.

The Spurs are 7-38 in conference games. San Antonio allows 122.5 points to opponents and has been outscored by 10.5 points per game.

The Jazz are 22-25 in Western Conference play. Utah is 12-14 in games decided by at least 10 points.

The teams meet for the fourth time this season. The Spurs won 102-94 in the last meeting on March 1. Keldon Johnson led the Spurs with 25 points, and Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz with 28 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zach Collins is scoring 11.4 points per game and averaging 6.3 rebounds for the Spurs. Johnson is averaging 13.0 points and 4.3 rebounds over the last 10 games for San Antonio.

Markkanen is averaging 25.7 points and 8.6 rebounds for the Jazz. Ochai Agbaji is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Utah.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 3-7, averaging 111.9 points, 45.1 rebounds, 28.2 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.9 points per game.

Utah Jazz

Jazz: 4-6, averaging 117.4 points, 49.1 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 4.9 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.0 points.

INJURIES: Spurs: Jeremy Sochan: day to day (knee), Keldon Johnson: day to day (foot), Khem Birch: out (knee), Romeo Langford: day to day (adductor), Charles Bassey: out (patella).

Jazz: Collin Sexton: out (hamstring), Rudy Gay: out (back), Simone Fontecchio: out (toe), Jordan Clarkson: out (finger).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.